Mingling with Topless Tarts at the Monthly Mingle!

b) a pastry dish, similar to a pie, but different in that the top is open and not covered with pastry

Hands up – who feels like a little tart?? No, luckily for sensitive readers there will be no risque pictures of an improperly attired Cooksister appearing on these pages – this time it’s option b) all the way! Not only am I basically a lazy baker who loses interest before putting the top crust on a pie – I also love the double meaning that makes me snigger every time I make a tart. Immature, but it works for me.

This month I am honoured to be the host of the Monthly Mingle, the event started by my darling sister-from-another-mother Meeta. She gave me free reign to choose the theme and seeing as summer is looming with its promise of lazy days sunbathing in the park, I have gone for topless tarts – so we can get ’em out and show ’em off. So to speak. 😉

In case you are wondering what does or doesn’t constitute a tart, let me make it clear that a tart has NO TOP CRUST. In other words, the filling is clearly visible because there is nothing covering its modesty – not a pastry lid, not a crumble, not a layer of mashed potato. Nada. Zip. Diddly. Nothing. We are talking quiches, flans and tartes tatin. Savoury, sweet, hot cold – I don’t mind. Just topless.

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That’s good timing – I’ve just published last month’s Mingle round up for Think Pink and popped in the badge for Topless Tarts at the end: http://blog.maisoncupcake.com/think-pink/ Oo-er, I was swearing blind I was going to have a quiet month and not do much (!!!) but I think I’ve going to have to get my top off with everyone else on the Monthly Mingle beach!!!!

Oh yeah – I feel like a little topless tart :o)That pictures reminds me of our wonderful weekend last year in what was a seemingly nonstop July! So happy and honored that you are my hostess and definitely with the mostess ;O) I am sure we’ll be having fun with this theme!

I love the title of this. Clever. Topless tarts (Insert mental image). I admittedly giggled in response. You have a very lovely blog. I’m afraid I found this just a little too late, seeing as how I’m working on a white chili now and currently don’t own a tart pan (crazy, I know, I’m writing it on my “to-do” list, now). I will be keeping an eye out for future monthly mingles. Thanks for sharing!

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Jeanne Horak-Druiff is a freelance food and travel writer as well as a recipe developer and photographer. She is a South African by birth and a Londoner by choice who has been writing about food and travel on Cooksister since 2004. She is a popular speaker on food photography and writing has also contributed articles, recipes and photos to a number of online and print publications. Please get in touch to commission work from her. Read More…